* Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs). The network includes both terrestrial and marine sites (Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
** Extent of areas is provided, in case of overlapping, ascribing to each region the part of the site falling within its territory.
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Italy: extent of Natura 2000 protected areas 2017, by region
This statistic shows the extent of nature protection areas in the network of Natura 2000 in Italy in 2017, broken down by region (in hectares). According to the data, Sicily had the biggest extent of protected areas, with almost *** thousand hectares of terrestrial sites and around *** thousand hectares of marine sites.
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Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare. (December 31, 2017). Extent of nature protection areas in the network of Natura 2000* in Italy in 2017, by region (in hectares) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/589658/extent-of-natura-2000-protected-areas-italy-by-region/
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare. "Extent of nature protection areas in the network of Natura 2000* in Italy in 2017, by region (in hectares)." Chart. December 31, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/589658/extent-of-natura-2000-protected-areas-italy-by-region/
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare. (2017). Extent of nature protection areas in the network of Natura 2000* in Italy in 2017, by region (in hectares). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/589658/extent-of-natura-2000-protected-areas-italy-by-region/
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare. "Extent of Nature Protection Areas in The Network of Natura 2000* in Italy in 2017, by Region (in Hectares)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Dec 2017, /statistics/589658/extent-of-natura-2000-protected-areas-italy-by-region/
Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Extent of nature protection areas in the network of Natura 2000* in Italy in 2017, by region (in hectares) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/589658/extent-of-natura-2000-protected-areas-italy-by-region/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Extent of nature protection areas in the network of Natura 2000* in Italy in 2017, by region (in hectares) [Graph], Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, December 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/589658/extent-of-natura-2000-protected-areas-italy-by-region/
